Wäk (Crow)

The Wäk (Crow) comes from the Dhuwa Moiety. There are several clans from the Dhuwa Moiety, one of which is the Gälpu clan, my mothers clan, who sing about it and imitate its journey through buŋgul (dance).

Yolŋu people have many totems that come from two Moiety groups, from the Dhuwa side & the Yirritja side.

They are mentioned in our songlines, about where it comes from and from where it travels from, to where its journey ends. We dance to imitate the animals walk, stance, flight and how it caws or makes a sound etc.